{"id":55584,"date":"2025-02-19T09:36:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T09:36:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/?p=55584"},"modified":"2025-02-19T09:36:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T09:36:27","slug":"what-do-3d-observations-reveal-about-exoplanet-atmospheres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.innovationnewsnetwork.com\/what-do-3d-observations-reveal-about-exoplanet-atmospheres\/55584\/","title":{"rendered":"What do 3D observations reveal about exoplanet atmospheres?"},"content":{"rendered":"
By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern Observatory\u2019s Very Large Telescope (ESO\u2019s VLT), they found powerful winds carrying chemical elements like iron and titanium, creating intricate weather patterns across the exoplanet atmosphere.<\/p>\n
The discovery opens the door for detailed studies of the chemical makeup and weather of other alien worlds<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThis exoplanet\u2019s atmosphere behaves in ways that challenge our understanding of how weather works \u2014 not just on Earth, but on all planets. It feels like something out of science fiction,\u201d commented Julia Victoria Seidel, a researcher at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) in Chile and lead author of the study.<\/p>\n The exoplanet, WASP-121b (also known as Tylos), is some 900 light-years away in the constellation Puppis. It\u2019s an ultra-hot Jupiter, a gas giant orbiting its host star so closely that a year there lasts only about 30 Earth hours.<\/p>\n Moreover, one side of the planet is scorching, as it is always facing the star, while the other side is much cooler.<\/p>\nExoplanet\u2019s atmosphere reveals distinct winds<\/h3>\n